New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-03
OPERA RECEIPTS ATTACHED.
TROUBLE FOR THE NATIONAL COMPANY.
A DEPUTY sTERIFF AT THE OPERA loCsh-A

A DEPUTY sUERIFF AT THE OPERA loCsh-A
CLAIM OF NINE. FURsCH-MAD SETTLED
At noon yesterday A. Il. Hummcl. In behalf OF Nine
Fursch Mad tho weknown soprano sngor ohta ned from
Judge Holl. In tho City Court attachment against 'c
Office receipts and the scenery the National opera
COMPANY in a suit 10 recover 81 200 which Nine Fnr'cH-
Madi deposed due her under contract With that co
psny. According to the singers statement $40 uh"o
contract with the company to sing during the present sea-
son in opera and Sunday concerts; she was 10 rece'o
800 for each appearance IN opera ana F-'o
for each concert She sang from December
/ . until February . receiving @i20J. whiIc sio ".'
earned under her contract $5,400 The balance sic u
clares the company refuse to pay her IL Is undersoo
that tho reason that the company did not nave o
money For this balance 8 200. she therefore began
SUIT The ground on which the attachment was
secured that the National o.T''
COMPANY was a foreign corporation IL
was Incorporated In November last. Nine. fursch-NaN
had sung In the American opera company u"'' INV VIZ
solution Of that corporation.
Mr. Hummers orderwas placed in the hands oi Deputy
sheriff Laferty who started for the Metropolitan Opera
House. accompanied by Lewis J. Allen OF Howe " Lam
mefs Office When they reached the house the perform
ance OF Nero" had Just begun before cro"ue'
house. which had brought in $1,000 for tho matinee II
was said. LafIerty and Allen bought two admission
kets and passed the gate They found the door to the
box Office alar md Allen walked ill., Mr. Chipman' VINO
was in charge Of office asked the young man "ha hc
was doing there. lie told his errand ana NJ the sn'nc
time Latcrty TO the OF the house to se%e "hy
scenery that might be atiachable Director r'
C. stanton was also in the box-clice. Allen
served papers and gave directions that none Oh u
receipts should be turned 10 Manager Locke anu
that the mouey should held until further orders
Mean lille Mr. Locke. who behind the scenes ha'
encountered Laerty and he came hurryng out Oh 'u'
boxocc; he had had time, however to see MIRA Ih'''
ber and he sraghtway offered that ladys cneck 10 o'
tie the claim.
NO." said young Allcn firmly, Il cannot accept Hc
cheek unless It t. certified"
Then he promised 20 telephone his Office TO see what
might be said abolt it there lie finally got word that
the check must he nlorsel. Young Allen founl mean
while, that there considerable less than Sl'oO' III
the box Office and the only scenery Lahorty hid oecu
able 10 lind was that in in Nero, the rest OF II
! having already been removed, AMI presumably sent
whirllng toward san Francisco. Frank Z. Lawrence
| tho attorney Of the company, was shmhoh'u'
but about all that appeared able 10 do was 70 c'o HIS
heels in the front of the house with MANAGER ,nfhe.
i Allen reported e. Mr. Hummcl al T. ~ al ''ihp",p
ana wns tod that II Director stanton would n!crse Mrs
1lurbers check 1t would be all right. lheh Inc you"s
man went IN search ~ Mr. stanton. =, j,
/ Sir. IIummcl said that when Nine fnrsGh- Man s
began her suit against MI Locke per,,n" me
original American Opera COMPANY about fsprun? -.
she was ISd by NF to,S e ' cr , Of ba.ine. On Mr
Locke's puit" said MI Uumircl. "fOr hhr, "i'. j..
mi, %sd o,. has 60 f Ga. Received 2oj Of hat
money sho has now sued tor tho $1,000 due for nc
time -he sang when the euis. after me cl'' ~
tho san Francisco cement the company VIII "N ci
the lnancc of taat 10000. which Is 81 600 am i
suit Will hc begun for that amount. There IA Uou'
brewing FOR tie company. few days ago Two Oh vac
prln. pal female aHgcrs O the company camc 10 Hc
know what tn DO Tho company owes them uhch ttIh ~
They wished suits begun AZ once. nlNl7'u '"'n
to wait and see how the Fur-ch Nadi case came our;
Tho, said that tncy had been pnt OF aud t Oh ana NAV
had been represented to them tuat Nj Thomas s"hs
had not all paid that Mr.. Locke was III ho r'l.
prrdicamcnt and that all concerned were yle.''ns ~
B IN order Ia tide matters over" .
Al,uf the same uuc that the Furschhadl olHct ~
Attachment wn- obtained others Tor minor sums VET
secured from Julec Halouc Ia the interest oi .
Co tradc.mcn the claims Amounting l" FSvo. i"'
three levirs v ere mndc almost simultaneously.
Manager Locke doch.ed 10 Say an! t'ng h"o"'
/ The matter Lat IA the evening Mr. lA.i
was seen M the Masonic Temp" anu ~
! .t.tcd that all the claims had been paid py w
company checks including Inc sheriff ice in"slns ~
told about - Opu There had been some dca ne 1.
owing to the fees demanded by tho sheras once vi
logan moving the scenery Of Nero carly IN tue oven
ing and Il was all transported 10 the cars last night
claims being thus settled, MT Ih"I-I''
stated that tho company would start FOR Fan frh,l',
today IL i leave the CITY al D. M by The Ne" loI'
Genital Enilroad since MONDAY large force oi ~
have been employed shipping scenery ana li"Pains 10
the start IL II sad that -JuvtO guarantee A""1 a."
! been raised IN Fan Francisco for the venture